Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, J.

1. Since the orders impugned in these revisional applications were passed in the ejectment suit filed by the opposite party, under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 (in short "the Act of 1997") deciding the applications filed by the defendant petitioner under sections 7(1) and section 7(2) of the Act of 1997 and the application of the opposite party under section 7(3) of the Act of 1997 in order to avoid prolixity, both the revisional applications are disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. The facts giving rise to these revisional applications may be briefly stated. The opposite party instituted the Ejectment Suit No. 31 of 2013, before the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), 10th Court at Alipore, South 24-Parganas claiming eviction of the petitioner from the suit property on the ground, inter-alia, for default in payment of rent. The suit was filed under the Act of 1997 and the revisional petitioner, as the defendant tenant filed two separate applications the first, under section 7(1) and the other under section 7(2) of the Act of 1997. In both the said applications it was the case of the petitioner that he was a tenant i